ZIP code 96056

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 44,269 acres · 39,081 state, 5,188 local 32%
  2. High 15,873 acres · 13,624 state, 2,248 local 11%
  3. Moderate 3,906 acres · 1,595 state, 2,311 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 11,470 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 64,910 acres · Mostly federal land 46%

  140,428 acres of land in all, 54,300 in the State Responsibility Area and 21,217 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  The 10 largest of 37 fires that burned here

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  1. 1910 Glass Mountain Fire 146,968 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 35,839 acres here
  2. 1977 Horrs Corner Fire 9,768 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9,000 acres here
  3. 2014 Bald Fire 39,752 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,948 acres here
  4. 1939 Unnamed fire 4,396 acres here
  5. 2014 Day Fire 13,151 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,994 acres here
  6. 1992 Day Fire 1,540 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,489 acres here
  7. 2008 Peterson Fire 8,022 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,245 acres here
  8. 1938 Unnamed fire 1,213 acres here
  9. 1939 Unnamed fire 1,068 acres here
  10. 1981 Lighting #6 Fire 999 acres here

  And 27 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 3-22 Muck Fire, which burned 40 acres here. In all, 55,714 acres of ZIP code 96056 have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history